New newsgroup: alt.sci.amateur

[William Beaty <billb@ESKIMO.COM>]

I just stumbled across a newsgroup-creation message from 8/31/98, for
ALT.SCI.AMATEUR, intended for discussion of amateur science topics.  It's
about time!

To read ALT.SCI.AMATEUR through dejanews, go to:

   http://www.dejanews.com/=dnt_test1/dnquery.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&showsort=date&ST=QS&query=~g%20alt.sci.amateur

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William J. Beaty                                  SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
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From:davegreene@my-dejanews.com
Date:1998/10/13
Forums:alt.sci.amateur, sci.skeptic, alt.folklore.science,

On 8/31/98 a control message was issued to create alt.sci.amateur. This
invitation is being posted to these newsgroups in hopes that the new
alt.sci.amateur newsgroup might become a resource for science students and
hobbyists to further their science education. Ask your ISP to subscribe to
alt.sci.amateur of catch it on Deja News. Welcome and enjoy! Please abide
by the charter.

Charter: alt.sci.amateur is an unmoderated newsgroup for discussion of all
matters related to the amateur science hobby. It is not intended to be a
general science discussion group except as relating to an experiment or
project discussion appropriate to the group. Flames and inappropriate
crosspostings are off charter. Religious discussions and creation vs
evolution debates are also off charter. Binaries not allowed and posters
are encouraged to use email or point to Web sites for binaries having to
do with science projects. While rocketry and chemistry are legitimate
topics, plans for bombs of any type are explicitly off topic. All
advertising, whether commercial or private, that is not related to the
amateur science hobby is explicitly off topic.

Dave Greene